Bob Barr: “The opposition by the distinguished chairman is completely mystifying. There is plenty of money in the pipeline, I would…”

“The opposition by the distinguished chairman is completely mystifying. There is plenty of money in the pipeline, I would remind the distinguished chairman of the subcommittee. This amendment that we are looking at now, I would remind respectfully the chairman of the subcommittee, does not kick in even if it is adopted until the next fiscal year. There is absolutely nothing in this amendment, and I wish to again assure the chairman of the subcommittee as I assured in the colloquy with the chairman of the appropriations subcommittee, it is not our intent to cause any part of the antidrug program to go dark. It will not go dark. I do not know how much clearer we can make that. That is not our intent. This will not do it. This has to do with the next fiscal year. There is already money fully in the pipeline for whatever company the government contracts with, including Ogilvy & Mather, to continue their work. This simply gets a marker into the conference and that is what I wish to assure the chairman of the subcommittee and ask for his support on that basis.”